Two earthquakes rocked Ibaraki Prefecture and surrounding areas early on Aug. 19, prompting authorities to warn residents to stay alert for strong tremors over the next week. A magnitude-4.7 quake hit ...

TSUKUBA, Ibaraki Prefecture—A man in his 60s who fell hard on his left shoulder in Tokyo managed to board a train that took him to the nearest station to his home here early the following morning. By ...

Ibaraki Prefecture has reclaimed the dubious honor of least attractive of Japan’s 47 prefectures, according to an annual survey — one year after losing its cellar-dweller title to Saga Prefecture. In ...

The lesser-explored prefecture of Ibaraki offers visitors a range of experiences, such as the opportunity to bungee jump at Ryujin Suspension Bridge, which sits 330ft above Ryujin Lake in Hitachiota.

Ten young people who will turn 20 this year shouted their future aspirations before bungee-jumping from the Ryujin Suspension Bridge in Hitachiota City, Ibaraki Prefecture. The annual event is held ...

The Ibaraki Prefectural Government said Thursday that it has confirmed an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza at a poultry farm, the first such case in the prefecture this season. The ...

In Japan, the season of autumn is almost synonymous with the word "koyo," or "red leaves." In other words, a national pastime is traveling outside of the cities and visiting parts of the countryside ...

The prefecture is just north of Chiba on the Pacific coastline. Mito, the capital, is the largest city, followed closely by others including Tsukuba in the prefecture’s southwest and Hitachi and ...